Retired Tech. Sgt. Matt Slaydon, a former explosive ordnance disposal Airman who was wounded by an IED in Iraq in 2007, paid a visit to the Westover EOD team June 10. Sergeant Slaydon, who lost his vision and his left arm in the blast, is from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. and was in Conn. learning to work with his new guide dog when he came to tour Westover.